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we got to the classroom and she told us how disappointed in us she was. that we had learned none of the teachings of the church and nothing about forgiveness, nothing about turning the cheek. -- turning the other cheek. >> when we first acid to come to the interview, we were going to mostly talk about the automobile stuff but also a kid the operation. >> i have had two kidney transplants. one from my wife and one from a very good friend. both trends plants -- both transplants -- the kidney is functioning ok but not enough to keep me off of dialysis. it taught me that she should take advantage of life now. you better try to figure out what is important now. could i have learned this lesson another way without going to pay and suffering? yes probably. i don't regret it and not one bit. >> when did you have the operation? >> the first one was in 1998. that was my wife's transplant. give to may. -- did to me. the second one was in 2001 from martha hamilton co is one of the funniest but sternness people you'll ever meet. we worked together for a long time. she
we got to the classroom and she told us how disappointed in us she was. that we had learned none of the teachings of the church and nothing about forgiveness, nothing about turning the cheek. -- turning the other cheek. >> when we first acid to come to the interview, we were going to mostly talk about the automobile stuff but also a kid the operation. >> i have had two kidney transplants. one from my wife and one from a very good friend. both trends plants -- both transplants -- the...
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i think it was apparent to all of us that this was bigger than football. there was so much i know in regards to -- forget the team or the superdome. there was so much unknown in that region. when the super dome reopened on that monday night, our first home game in 2006, i think we all first koran asked a little bit about what we were all playing for, and now, four years later -- i think we all first grasped a little bit about what we were all playing for. it was something that was bigger than what we had gotten into athletics for. tavis: you knew in 2006, to your earlier point, that you were involved in something bigger. but there is disappointment before there was the ultimate victory, so how do you and how did the team navigate this? this feeling like you let the city down, you knew that they were looking for you to give them that shot in the arm. >> i think in the 2006 season, just being back and being home and playing in front of our crowd, and having success, was something that brought a lot of hope, a lot of joy to the fans that we had. after the 200
i think it was apparent to all of us that this was bigger than football. there was so much i know in regards to -- forget the team or the superdome. there was so much unknown in that region. when the super dome reopened on that monday night, our first home game in 2006, i think we all first koran asked a little bit about what we were all playing for, and now, four years later -- i think we all first grasped a little bit about what we were all playing for. it was something that was bigger than...
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my office used to be above this cafe on windam. in the garage space and became this over night success of people coming and waiting in line for this individually made coffee. through that process this is a bit of the context of the proje project. people wait indeed line on the narrow sidewalks and rubbed elbows talk to people. there is a community that developed from that use on the space. and at some point somebody pulled out a table and chair on the 6 foot wide sidewalk and a neighbor complained that was blocking the sidewalk. he thought, the owner of the building and the partner said can we do a sidewalk encroaching permit. no, the sidewalk is too small. we were thinking there is a plan in the market/octavia plan neighborhood plan that has emphasizes the use of alleys as creating living space. the neighborhood that's grid with busy streets and in between are the narrow and underused streets that could be used to off set as public gatherering spaces and planted areas and conducive for people. let's scratch the surface of that. wi
my office used to be above this cafe on windam. in the garage space and became this over night success of people coming and waiting in line for this individually made coffee. through that process this is a bit of the context of the proje project. people wait indeed line on the narrow sidewalks and rubbed elbows talk to people. there is a community that developed from that use on the space. and at some point somebody pulled out a table and chair on the 6 foot wide sidewalk and a neighbor...
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having us all work together. when students graduate with real skills, they can continue their education, go straight into the workforce. those partnerships, we all have to move outside our comfort zones and work together. that partnership here in new york i think can be a model for the country. >> mr. secretary, we're going to move across the sun belt now. we're going to go to arizona state university in phoenix. where syleste is watching with students at the campus. >> reporter: they're responding well. there's about 70,000 students on the campus. 5,100 are majoring in education. we have amber reyes here. she's considering a degree in education. she's here as a freshman. what's your question for the secretary? >> hi, secretary duncan. you guys mentioned that many school districts are cutting teachers. and actually my sister and her husband, as well as many of their colleagues were actually pink slipped last year. in their low-income inner city school that they work at. so i was wondering what are you beliefs con
having us all work together. when students graduate with real skills, they can continue their education, go straight into the workforce. those partnerships, we all have to move outside our comfort zones and work together. that partnership here in new york i think can be a model for the country. >> mr. secretary, we're going to move across the sun belt now. we're going to go to arizona state university in phoenix. where syleste is watching with students at the campus. >> reporter:...
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states just saying, hey, please help us. help us. help us make this change. >> couple of questions about private funders. has the private and foundations gravitated beyond your foundation, is this an easy sell? >> what we have to do is make these models and make them really good. that is what has happened with the schoolyard. we put a lot of money into one. we have one in new orleans. it is amazing. this has been an idea, not a berkeley or san francisco idea, something that requires a kind of special fill anthropi and what better way to buy food than people that need money in that city? so the farmer's market is helping to supply the school. now the kids are going out into the neighborhood and picking up cans and bottles and examing them, recycling them, making them into art work. it is a beautiful project. and it is a universal idea, as i say, it is not something that we dreamed up. this is the way people have been living since the beginning, buying things from local people. eating them together with the family and friends. we are j
states just saying, hey, please help us. help us. help us make this change. >> couple of questions about private funders. has the private and foundations gravitated beyond your foundation, is this an easy sell? >> what we have to do is make these models and make them really good. that is what has happened with the schoolyard. we put a lot of money into one. we have one in new orleans. it is amazing. this has been an idea, not a berkeley or san francisco idea, something that requires...
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thing for us to take used motor oil from customers. we have a 75-gallon tank that we used and we have someone take it from here to recycle. >> so far, we have 35 people. we have collected 78 gallons, if not more. these are other locations that you can go. it is absolutely free. you just need to have the location open. you are set to go. >> hello, i'm meg, welcome to "culture wire." for this episode, the director of cultural affairs, luis, will take you on a journey through presidio has been tet. -- presidio habitat. >> welcome to "culture wire." today i'm at the presidio trust, a treasure within san francisco, because the presidio trust is really a national park in the center of an urban setting. it dates to the very founding of the city.
thing for us to take used motor oil from customers. we have a 75-gallon tank that we used and we have someone take it from here to recycle. >> so far, we have 35 people. we have collected 78 gallons, if not more. these are other locations that you can go. it is absolutely free. you just need to have the location open. you are set to go. >> hello, i'm meg, welcome to "culture wire." for this episode, the director of cultural affairs, luis, will take you on a journey through...
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that we can put to it and fiber that it gives us and food that it gives us. while these are vital and important and worth literally hundreds of billions of dollars, the part that we also have to be able to communicate is the more spiritual sense of how important it is that we get to live side by side with all of these forms that have three billion years of history behind them and how tragic it would be not commercially and not in a utilitarian way but an emotio l emotional, psychological, spiritual way if we watch them one by one disappear. >> this is sort of a merger between art and science and advocacy in a funny way
that we can put to it and fiber that it gives us and food that it gives us. while these are vital and important and worth literally hundreds of billions of dollars, the part that we also have to be able to communicate is the more spiritual sense of how important it is that we get to live side by side with all of these forms that have three billion years of history behind them and how tragic it would be not commercially and not in a utilitarian way but an emotio l emotional, psychological,...
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and this will allow us and aid us in our recovery should a natural disaster strike. i will start with just moving forward kind of taking us through some of the challenges of broodmoore but it's the lessons that broadmoore neighbors we learnd and possibly share them with you to help you prepare and to build your own capacity should disaster strike much the broadmoore community we are 151 square blocks. centrally located. the circle is circled around broadmoore. we are in the heart of new orleans. it's a diverse community a microcosim of new orleans. home to 7,000 residents prekatrina and 66 percent of our homeowners have returned. we have 2400 properties in the neighborhood and we are leading the city in recovery. because of our organization being together predisaster it really had aided us in our recovery post. being one of the first neighborhoods to release a redevelopment plan for community in july of 2006. and we started planning in january of 2006. really about 7 months of real planning. but the message here is that we can start or you can really start your plann
and this will allow us and aid us in our recovery should a natural disaster strike. i will start with just moving forward kind of taking us through some of the challenges of broodmoore but it's the lessons that broadmoore neighbors we learnd and possibly share them with you to help you prepare and to build your own capacity should disaster strike much the broadmoore community we are 151 square blocks. centrally located. the circle is circled around broadmoore. we are in the heart of new...
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for us where that started was at a basis of 0. there was no active coordinator in the neighborhood at the time. we decided to take it on. so our first priority was justifying a way of getting the information out. how do we connect with people in the neighborhood? where are the places we can go? what are the resources that already exist? we started with the farmers market. getting a free table from the guy who organized it and giving out information. that lead to other connections you meet people from log organizations and faith based and community groups all the different organizations whatever neighborhood has unique to itself where people talk and associate. that lead to a domino effect of the areas necessary which we could go out, talk to people and sort of spread the message of preparedness and also community the different resources that are available throughout the city. we developed program it is that were specific to our neighborhood. through the neighborhood association, through community based organization and through fai
for us where that started was at a basis of 0. there was no active coordinator in the neighborhood at the time. we decided to take it on. so our first priority was justifying a way of getting the information out. how do we connect with people in the neighborhood? where are the places we can go? what are the resources that already exist? we started with the farmers market. getting a free table from the guy who organized it and giving out information. that lead to other connections you meet...
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for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q&a.org. episodes are also available as podcasts. >> next, british deputy prime minister nick clegg speaks at the conference. after that, a conversation with former house speaker newt gingrich then, former governor met rham a speech to new hampshire audiences. >> tomorrow, political correspondent philip rucker talks about attitudes among suburban and urban voters. the and daniel pletka discusses conservative views on national defense out of the united states and david armor that the impact of school desegregation on school districts and local education. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the c-span video library is in the news this week is in the "washington post." with nearly every program since 1987, it is a great place to look for historical video. you will find it all free online anytime. >> the british house of commons was in recess this week. british deputy prime minister nick clegg spoke at his party's conference on monday. he listed the top priority of cuttin
for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q&a.org. episodes are also available as podcasts. >> next, british deputy prime minister nick clegg speaks at the conference. after that, a conversation with former house speaker newt gingrich then, former governor met rham a speech to new hampshire audiences. >> tomorrow, political correspondent philip rucker talks about attitudes among suburban and urban voters. the and daniel pletka discusses...
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. >> give us a brief idea of what the book is about? >> the book is about the defection of 6 million african-americans from the south to the north, mid-west to the west. from 1915-1970 when the south began truly to change. >> i went to a movie last weekend. they handed me this as i went in. i'll read it to you. everyday more migrants are coming no the cities to seek a better life for their children. >> i wrote this book thinking of any country. it's a movie about the last train home where they have 150 million migrant that's live in the city each year. i want to talk to you about what you have written in the front of your book by richard wright. >> who was he and why did you pick him? >> richard wright was one of the greatest novelists of the 20 j century. he was a migrant from mississippi to chicago. he was the son of a share cropper and always wanted to write. i set out in 1927 to get to chicago. he spent almost his entire career. almost everything he wrote had to do with understanding the migrant experience he was a part of. >> he mo
. >> give us a brief idea of what the book is about? >> the book is about the defection of 6 million african-americans from the south to the north, mid-west to the west. from 1915-1970 when the south began truly to change. >> i went to a movie last weekend. they handed me this as i went in. i'll read it to you. everyday more migrants are coming no the cities to seek a better life for their children. >> i wrote this book thinking of any country. it's a movie about the...
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cable cars connect us to our proud past. this is an expensive endeavor. i know that things come at a price. this investment into this cable car was roughly $800,000.
cable cars connect us to our proud past. this is an expensive endeavor. i know that things come at a price. this investment into this cable car was roughly $800,000.
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it's a piece of machinery the cable car operator uses to stop the cable car. it's a very important piece of metal. it's the official emergency brake that drives a metal wedge into the ground and pushes the blade and imbeds itself for a quick stop. but these slot blades keep us going. ladies and gentlemen, once more, the slot blades! [applause] ♪ ♪ oh, go bop ♪ go bop, bop, go bop, bop, go , go bop ♪ ♪ go jingle bop ♪ go bop >> the slot blades, ladies and gentlemen! >> thank you. >> is everybody ready? is everybody ready? to announce the amateur third place category in 2009. tom sweeney. third place, amateur category. tom? >> third place winner goes to kblx. let's hear it for kblx. right. congratulations. congratulations. thanks, tom. >> go away. now second place, ladies and gentlemen. from triple-a. matt newcomer. all right, matt, who is our second place winner in the amateur category? >> our second place winner is the team from abc 7. >> abc 7 come and get it! couple of words? >> thank you so much. if you watch abc 7 at 3:00 p.m. um see this troph
it's a piece of machinery the cable car operator uses to stop the cable car. it's a very important piece of metal. it's the official emergency brake that drives a metal wedge into the ground and pushes the blade and imbeds itself for a quick stop. but these slot blades keep us going. ladies and gentlemen, once more, the slot blades! [applause] ♪ ♪ oh, go bop ♪ go bop, bop, go bop, bop, go , go bop ♪ ♪ go jingle bop ♪ go bop >> the slot blades, ladies and gentlemen! >>...
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cable cars connect us to our proud past. this is an expensive endeavor. i know that things come at a price. this investment into this cable car was roughly $800,000. it was a lot of money. it was worth every penny. it could be possible to bring these together. these are historic cars. you cannot bring a new cable car and bring some plastic and refurbished sheet rock. you have to bring it back to its original glory. we will put some local dollars up so this was not a bigg
cable cars connect us to our proud past. this is an expensive endeavor. i know that things come at a price. this investment into this cable car was roughly $800,000. it was a lot of money. it was worth every penny. it could be possible to bring these together. these are historic cars. you cannot bring a new cable car and bring some plastic and refurbished sheet rock. you have to bring it back to its original glory. we will put some local dollars up so this was not a bigg
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it's going to stand out with us. you know, we beat ourselves, we beat ourselves, you know, we -- eh. we've got to change that. we've got to change that. >> a lot of emotions right now, you know. frustrated, it's i mean in the end it's a loss just like last week, i mean the score doesn't, loss by 1, loss by whatever. >> it's unfortunate. our guys played. but the last thing i'm gonna say is we should have won it. they hung in there, and they are the world champions from last year, they did the things they had to do to win the game. so they deserved to win the game. >> eh, we have been here before. let's go do it again. we knew exactly what we had to do. just find a way to win. >> the 'niners offense didn't have any communication issues tonight but next week they go back on the road where, much like seattle, arrowhead the one of the loudest stadiums in the nfl. at candlestick park i'm kim coyle, cbs5 sports. >> thank you jim, a's and white sox, the drought is over for the rookie chris carter after going hitless in his f
it's going to stand out with us. you know, we beat ourselves, we beat ourselves, you know, we -- eh. we've got to change that. we've got to change that. >> a lot of emotions right now, you know. frustrated, it's i mean in the end it's a loss just like last week, i mean the score doesn't, loss by 1, loss by whatever. >> it's unfortunate. our guys played. but the last thing i'm gonna say is we should have won it. they hung in there, and they are the world champions from last year,...
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it has to come through us. it cannot just hit us, this has to be part of coming through us. this comes to the people. then they come back to us. that is what it is out. tavis: how has katrina now five years later impacted, unchanged, you tell me, your spirit, your soul? >> i look at what the corps of engineers did not do. let's face it, it was like things that have happened to show what they did not take care of, the levees fell to pieces. they take money and don't do anything. that does not make me feel great but to this is impacting me in a way that i like to tell the truth. a lot if people in new orleans are all over the united states. they have no home to go to. this could have all been prevented. but corruption at every level -- city, state, federal, all has helped in making new orleans a disaster. that is not a great thing to say. why don't the people in the united states say that we are tired of louisiana and being the most disappearing landmass? this is ridiculous. hundreds of acres, i don't even know the acres but it is a lot. tavis: every artist has to choose their
it has to come through us. it cannot just hit us, this has to be part of coming through us. this comes to the people. then they come back to us. that is what it is out. tavis: how has katrina now five years later impacted, unchanged, you tell me, your spirit, your soul? >> i look at what the corps of engineers did not do. let's face it, it was like things that have happened to show what they did not take care of, the levees fell to pieces. they take money and don't do anything. that does...
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tonight stanley tells us how they are responding to the issue. it's a story you will see only on chron4. >> reporter: last thursday kron 4 showed you a flaw in muni's gate system. it's a flaw that allows anyone to enter the pay area with a wave of the hand. >> they all do it. >> this glitch was first thought to be a problem at the [inaudible] station. >> i saw it on tv. >> at church street with y found the same thing. fair gates opened by pushing your hand over the gate. this is a problem officials knew about. you paid for is. since i was the first reporter to show you the flaw, i thought it should be fitting i be the first to tell you this, a source told me, because of this flaw in the gate system, some major changes are coming. one of those changes, the rehiring of four station agents at $68,000 per employee so unmanned booths will have agents. they were layed off during the recent budget cuts. i am also told, there have been a significant increase in tickets issued. the increase is not related to the hand waving trick, it's because of electron
tonight stanley tells us how they are responding to the issue. it's a story you will see only on chron4. >> reporter: last thursday kron 4 showed you a flaw in muni's gate system. it's a flaw that allows anyone to enter the pay area with a wave of the hand. >> they all do it. >> this glitch was first thought to be a problem at the [inaudible] station. >> i saw it on tv. >> at church street with y found the same thing. fair gates opened by pushing your hand over the...
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before us, our janet -- for us, our genetic roots to this store were very strong. we found that the finding were r and meaningful than when you read "there was this colony" and there was this time of starvation, etc. when you read that within two days of the landing a white had escaped to take his chances out there, we were very curious about who that person was. there was no name. we cannot say this is historically accurate, but we do know they left because they were seeking something better. isn't that the story of america facts is in doubt the story of our western expansion? isn't that the story of the idea of a servin class from england would eventually become the middle-class and would eventually become the upper class. the idea of progressing forward with the human spirit as your guide and not necessarily as the merchant class and business ventures that were failing at the time in jamestown, in fact, saved when the first africans came who had the superior knowledge in raising livestock. i have had people ask me why i bring the africans in because they do not
before us, our janet -- for us, our genetic roots to this store were very strong. we found that the finding were r and meaningful than when you read "there was this colony" and there was this time of starvation, etc. when you read that within two days of the landing a white had escaped to take his chances out there, we were very curious about who that person was. there was no name. we cannot say this is historically accurate, but we do know they left because they were seeking...
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thanks for joining us this saturday. cigarette butts are to blame for that tragic fire that destroyed three homes and damaged five others in menasis this week. the butts have been discarded in large potting plants on the back deck of one of the house. the people who lost their home got the news from the fire marshall this evening. >> it was an accidental fire ignited by improperly disregarded smoking materials into large potted plants. >> when there is plenty of blame directed at the homeowner where the fire started, forgiveness from the unlikelys of people. she lost all of her possessions, including two dogs and three cats. >> at least we know the truth and we will be okay with that. >> when the deck caught fire it jumped to the highly flammable vinyl siding. it then spread quickly to the other homes in the tightly packed neighborhood. >>> we could have the same scenarios take place out here. >> reporter: loudan county commissioner says these rapid fires and multiple losses are becoming more common with lax building cod
thanks for joining us this saturday. cigarette butts are to blame for that tragic fire that destroyed three homes and damaged five others in menasis this week. the butts have been discarded in large potting plants on the back deck of one of the house. the people who lost their home got the news from the fire marshall this evening. >> it was an accidental fire ignited by improperly disregarded smoking materials into large potted plants. >> when there is plenty of blame directed at...
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this enables us to do that. as far as how many are on the waiting list, we have to get the word out. we had told people we had capped it. alone, the need is about a billion. it will not quite get us there, but we know it will be used quickly. >> thanks, everybody. >> the national commission on the deepwater horizon oil spill conducted its next series of meetings this week as it continued investigations into the gulf of mexico oil rig explosion. we will hear from [unintelligible] talking about the challenges louisiana still faces in the aftermath of the disaster. >> panel two will be decision making within the unified command. we have four participants. i will introduce them all. first, captain edwin stanton, sector commander, u.s. coast guard. second, commander suttles, bp/ third, richard harold. .william nungesser captain stanton? >> go >> ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to be here. shall i commence? sir, would you pull your microphone a little closer. >> yes, sir. shall i commence, sir? >> that's fine.
this enables us to do that. as far as how many are on the waiting list, we have to get the word out. we had told people we had capped it. alone, the need is about a billion. it will not quite get us there, but we know it will be used quickly. >> thanks, everybody. >> the national commission on the deepwater horizon oil spill conducted its next series of meetings this week as it continued investigations into the gulf of mexico oil rig explosion. we will hear from [unintelligible]...
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he tried to use ... it struck me, the one unifying element in that whole national experience were the troops. the troops became the center piece of moving from iraq to the economy. i mean.... >> lehrer: through afghanistan. >> and then to the economy. we had to show the same kint of mettle and dedication and courage that they had shown here at home. we owed it to them to do it. but in answer to your question, jim, what did lincoln say at gettysburg? a little note the world won't long remember. he was excessively modest in his own words. i can't imagine that this speech will be learned by elementary school kids. >> lehrer: just to not pick up on that. david, the idea that the the president, you know, this is a war without surrender , ceremonies, and that we've had a lot of those. is he essentially saying we have to get used to that? this is the way modern wars will be ... have been and will be. is that something.... >> not necessarily true. i mean yugoslavia there was a winner and a loser. i'm not sure he
he tried to use ... it struck me, the one unifying element in that whole national experience were the troops. the troops became the center piece of moving from iraq to the economy. i mean.... >> lehrer: through afghanistan. >> and then to the economy. we had to show the same kint of mettle and dedication and courage that they had shown here at home. we owed it to them to do it. but in answer to your question, jim, what did lincoln say at gettysburg? a little note the world won't...
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we used to eat these big ice creams in cuba, used lots of cream. most dominica patrons were male but a few foreign women venturing to the famous establishment in the company of men from the court. one of these women was my grandmother, merced moynihan. in la dominica, one of the best cafes in the world, located on oreilly street, where my grandparents met. ticket to ride, i talk about my family history but after they marry -- i am reading a little from the book -- my grandparents were at the center of many fascinating things. i found myself at el centro, the literary and musical gatherings. their house on calle mercades became a cultural cross roads with the traffic of foreigners created a new inspired geography. they travel everywhere. my grandmother, merced, nina played the piano and read poems, while edward read the poems besides playing the fiddle and violin, behaved like an avant garde composer, moving around furniture. according to the journalist were a dynamic duo that rescued the famous hotel sevilla from dereliction in 1919. they also cons
we used to eat these big ice creams in cuba, used lots of cream. most dominica patrons were male but a few foreign women venturing to the famous establishment in the company of men from the court. one of these women was my grandmother, merced moynihan. in la dominica, one of the best cafes in the world, located on oreilly street, where my grandparents met. ticket to ride, i talk about my family history but after they marry -- i am reading a little from the book -- my grandparents were at the...
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where we are and which would be best model for us. and we have seen the chilean model because chile is a mining company and we have seen some of the things with alaskan fund and we have seen and jeff seen the norwegian fund and the european model and i think what we are looking now is also canada what canada has achieved is very interesting for us. although there is a big difference, but there are a lot of natural similarities between mongolia and canada. cold countries, large territories, smaller populations relatively. mining and agriculture. cold and next to major neighbors like china or america or russia and a lot of things... >> rose: so you're leaving here to go meet with things... prime minister harper, >> >> yes. >> rose: so what is your question for him? what do you think works? >> the question is we'd like to see the success... i mean the good things. we don't want to reinvent the wheel in many things. we'd like to learn from others good experience in mining, infrastructure, housing and many agricultures. so we would like to
where we are and which would be best model for us. and we have seen the chilean model because chile is a mining company and we have seen some of the things with alaskan fund and we have seen and jeff seen the norwegian fund and the european model and i think what we are looking now is also canada what canada has achieved is very interesting for us. although there is a big difference, but there are a lot of natural similarities between mongolia and canada. cold countries, large territories,...
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here to tell us about that is mark joining us via skype from toronto. good to see you. >> good to see you as well. in fact, i'm in las vegas this time around. >> okay. >> welcome from sin city. >> okay very good. >> we've got -- sorry, i couldn't hear you there for a moment. you're right. we have three gift ideas for ipad owners and three for laptop owners. you might start wanting to think of some of these gift ideas that range from $50 to $100. if you are an ipad owner referring to apple's popular tablet, consider a keyboard from apple themselves. it's a hard keyboard that you snap the ipad into and it charges it up at the same time. if you're in one location for a while, a dorm room, and you have to work on an essay or book report, this is obviously a lot more comfortable than typing on the soft screen with your fingertips. this is 69 bucks at apple.com. that's one option there. >> you still have the ipad so it means you want protective case and travel around with it look cool and protect it all in one. what do you have? >> i have a couple options. on
here to tell us about that is mark joining us via skype from toronto. good to see you. >> good to see you as well. in fact, i'm in las vegas this time around. >> okay. >> welcome from sin city. >> okay very good. >> we've got -- sorry, i couldn't hear you there for a moment. you're right. we have three gift ideas for ipad owners and three for laptop owners. you might start wanting to think of some of these gift ideas that range from $50 to $100. if you are an ipad...
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and i've used that ever since. it's a tool. people don't use it. i also give the wonder league test, which is an iq test. a lot of people say, why do you need to know? well, i want to know how long it takes you to come up to speed on something. so i'm big on testing. >> that is interesting. we've not heard that on this show yet, but i'm going to go dig into that a little bit. one of the things i would say is first of all, you have to figure out what the job requirements are. the higher needs to identify what are the characteristics of this position and what will fulfill it properly. then when you go and look at those resumes, you'll be able to look at the background factors and the personalities factors you can determine if you want to have them come in and speak with you in an interview. and autos tip is to have multiple people interview when you hire. >> and you know, what i say, also, is that if you can these days, it's more possible than at other times. have a little trial period. >> and one other quick thing, when you're interviewing somebody,
and i've used that ever since. it's a tool. people don't use it. i also give the wonder league test, which is an iq test. a lot of people say, why do you need to know? well, i want to know how long it takes you to come up to speed on something. so i'm big on testing. >> that is interesting. we've not heard that on this show yet, but i'm going to go dig into that a little bit. one of the things i would say is first of all, you have to figure out what the job requirements are. the higher...
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is this a good use of time and resources for the dea? >> this is an excellent use of dea resources. we're targeting everything. all the drugs you just mentioned. this issue is very important to us. >> most people would say, hey look. it's marijuana. what's the big deal? >> it's more potent now than ever so the days of the former arguments about it being a mild drug that everybody uses, those days are over. >> angele says controlled conditions and sophisticated growing techniques have made marijuana stronger and, therefore, more dangerous. the government considers it a gateway to more serious drugs and spends millions of dollars a year on marijuana law enforcement. pro-marijuana groups argue that in the cases of more potent pot users adjust their intake and smoke less and they say there is no evidence that marijuana leads to harder drugs. as for the government's war on marijuana, they say it's expensive and has had little effect on the millions of users. >>> a drug war raging in our national parks and forests. >> kept thinking if i turn my back i'm going to get a bullet in the back o
is this a good use of time and resources for the dea? >> this is an excellent use of dea resources. we're targeting everything. all the drugs you just mentioned. this issue is very important to us. >> most people would say, hey look. it's marijuana. what's the big deal? >> it's more potent now than ever so the days of the former arguments about it being a mild drug that everybody uses, those days are over. >> angele says controlled conditions and sophisticated growing...